The Impact of Poor Health Behaviors on Workforce Disability

Caroline Richardson, Jennifer T. Hanlon, Hillary J. Mull, Sandeep Vijan, Rodney Hayward, Linda A. Wray and Kenneth M. Langa
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Caroline Richardson: University of Michigan
Jennifer T. Hanlon: University of Michigan
Hillary J. Mull: University of Michigan
Sandeep Vijan: University of Michigan
Rodney Hayward: University of Michigan
Linda A. Wray: Pennsylvania State University
Kenneth M. Langa: University of Michigan

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Abstract: The effects of poor health habits on mortality have been studied extensively. However, few studies have examined the impact of these health behaviors on workforce disability. In the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative cohort of 6044 Americans who were between the ages of 51 and 61 and who were working in 1992, we found that both baseline smoking status and a sedentary lifestyle predict workforce disability six years later. If this relationship is causal, cost-benefit analyses of health behavior intervention that neglect workforce disability may substantially underestimate the benefits of such interventions.

Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2003-06
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